Growing Old and Up

I don't qualify for this thread yet because I'm still sixty-four but not for much longer! I'll be 65 in 24 days time!

We won't hold that against you Malc.

I may be almost 74 on the outside, but in my head I am only 25.

What "disgraceful deeds" have you been up to lately?

I have the woodwork on the house to paint so have got out my 3 section 36 foot ladder, and next I need my scaffold tower, just to keep OH happy.  She cannot bear to watch me go up the ladder to roof-top level.

Lovely view from up there.

At nearly 70 we still keep doing stuff our parents would never consider doing in their time.  Our grand twins are only 2 so what we do is the norm for them

Whilst playing on a swing at a local park a couple of weeks ago I was reflecting that I'm now older than my grandma was when she died and I'm doing stuff that would have been alien to her generation; not to mention what I wear.   

Only do lycra in the gym DD.  Something else which would have been totally alien to my grandmother. 

Remembering Journey into space, meet the huggets, archie Andrews, and Billy Cottons Band show, like it was yesterday but cant put a name to a face you met a month ago..

You know youre getting older when on a coach trip, instead of saying "are we nearly there yet?" you ask "how long to the next comfort stop?"

soon to be 70 and have decided to take microlite flying lessons. !!